Nicholas alerted us to some nice publicity in the local paper...

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Check out this article in the Palo Alto Daily News starring the house parties of our awesome volunteers!


Peninsula Dems Rally for Obama, June 29, 2008

Congratulations to all for a successful event!

Our BayAreaForObama.com web site got mentioned in a front page article in today's Oakland Tribune.


Obama supporters celebrate in Oakland, June 3, 2008

Obama '08!

— Dem

Mike M. gives us these great photos of volunteers working hard to get out the vote for Barack Obama in San Francisco.


GOTV for Obama in San Francisco, February 5, 2008

Obama '08!

The The Sacramento Bee has a great article about Obama's visit to San Francisco yesterday.

Peter Hecht reports, "Before more than 5,000 people in a raucous, late-night rally, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama issued a passionate call Wednesday to end the war in Iraq, stop the U.S. practice of torture and advance racial equality and gay rights in America."


Full Article / November 15, 2007

More Photos:
   SFist
   Marty and Edward Photography

Obama '08!

The Obama pumpkin won second place at the pumpkin carving contest. Ok, there were only 14 pumpkins in the contest, and it was just amongst some friends at a party. However, the pumpkin did look kind of cool once lit up by a candle, and the back side carving was of the campaign logo.


Obama Pumpkin — Front


Obama Pumpkin — Back

The wining pumpkin was actually nine pumpkins assembled and carved to represent the solar system. We only need Obama to be President of America, so I wasn't too worried about being edged out by the solar system.

Obama '08!

— Dem

April V. just sent in this write-up about the Obama booth at the recent San Mateo County Democratic Straw Poll event.

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From the first time I heard about the Obama Bay to Breakers Float and saw a photo of it on the BayAreaForObama.com website, I knew there had to be another venue where it could be displayed in all of its Baracking glory!! That time arrived at the recent San Mateo County Democratic Presidential Straw Poll. With help from Lance U., Spencer P. and Steve A., I drove to Vacaville and rescued the top part of the float from a storage yard, reincarnating it into a stationary display piece next to the excellent Obama booth at the Straw Poll.


Straw Poll Booth for Obama

It was greatly admired by all who saw it, and I am happy to report that it has found a good home in Pete G.'s (CD 14) Palo Alto garage, awaiting its next showing at the Salinas Straw Poll in December.

Thanks to all of the inspired artisans who created this work of Obamart for all to gaze upon and enjoy. It empowers us and acts as a reminder that true political change is within our grasp.

GObama 08!!

— April

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Very cool!

Pamela wrote a great Daily Kos blog entry about her thoughts on Friday's Women for Obama event in San Francisco.

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I've been thinking a lot the past week about Obama's famous speech to the 2004 Democratic Convention -- particularly his poetic riff exploding the red state/blue state dichotomy...  Friday, in San Francisco, I was privileged to hear Barack Obama... (give) the finest speech I have heard him give yet...  The red state/blue state divide is a false distinction, but a distinction that prevents us from acting to address our deep social problems.  He alluded to the large crowds his campaign draws as evidence that this is not true.  Then he gave the money quote of the whole speech: "When it comes to what is wrong with America, the American people are not the problem.  They are the answer."  We have the power to resist not just what divides us from each other, but what prevents us from understanding our common destiny.

video on cbs5.com

As President, Obama is going to "tell people what they need to hear, not what they want to hear...  You need the truth."  And he believes that we can handle it.

Full Blog: Obama's 04 Convention Speech Grows Up

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Obama '08!

Jorgio C. sent in this report from the August 23-25 trip to Nevada:

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The Northern California road trip to Reno, Nevada was great! We canvassed, phone banked, and partied for Obama.


More pictures at: www.obamasanmateo.com

Sign up to join our next trip for September 27-29!

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Nice effort in a critical early caucus!

The Friday issue of the New York Times contains a great story about Obama's success in on-line fundraising. It notes "...Obama has garnered the most attention for using the Internet as both an organizing and a fund-raising tool. His page on MySpace.com, a popular social-networking site, has more than 136,000 friends, dwarfing any other candidate's...".


New York Times, July 13, 2007

The article highlights the fundraising efforts of our local Bay Area resident Camille, who is quoted referring to Obama saying, "I was so inspired by this guy". And we're inspired by Camille!

Obama '08!

Nick Short just sent in this report about breaking a new Bay Area record for handing out Obama stickers:

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Last weekend, Ken, Steven, Ashley and I did outreach to the LGBT community at San Francisco's Pride Parade.


Photo Album

We handed out almost 4,000 Obama '08 stickers and hundreds of position papers!

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Well done!

We just received this great write-up from Mark Brickman:

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Obama's "Walk For Change" Steps Up

Saturday, June 9^th was a momentous day for a local grass roots group. Obama San Mateo, which formed to bolster Barack Obama's candidacy for president and ensure his rise to the top of the ticket in California, got together to knock on doors in many neighborhoods in San Mateo County. OSM joined with over 10,000 volunteers in fifty states to canvass their neighbors and bring the campaign to local people who may not be familiar with Obama's message.


San Mateo "Walk for
Change" Orientation

Over a dozen members of Obama San Mateo gathered at Martin Luther King Center Park in San Mateo for a quick orientation and then scattered in all directions in groups of one, two or three to cover territories from Daly City in the north to Menlo Park in the south. When the group reassembled in the warm afternoon sun to report their progress, the tally showed 533 doors knocked on, 158 people contacted and engaged, dozens of potential Obama voters, 27 strong supporters, and at least two volunteers who agreed to add their voice to the enthusiastic members of OSM.

What began as a group of two founders has now grown to thirty people plus who are actively volunteering their precious time to make a difference in the next presidential election. The group is truly a diverse cross-section of our county demographic — ranging in age from early 20s to early 70s, men and women, some with affiliations to prior political campaigns and some with next to no political experience, and all with a desire to see a change in direction for this country away from the status quo.

Obama San Mateo has accomplished a lot in a short time. Its website, www.obamasanmateo.com, charts the progress of the group, and proactivity and action has been the name of the game for OSM. Numerous tabling events around the county have registered dozens of voters at farmers markets, storefronts and the like. Most voters do not realize that even moving next door requires one to re-register, and as this past Saturday revealed, many disgruntled previous Republican voters no longer wishing to vote Republican are desiring to re-register as Democrats to have their votes count.

Other websites, such as www.bayareaforobama.com and www.mybarackobama.com are excellent ways to track the activities of the Obama campaign and the events of the local group. "Obama gets the largest crowds of any candidate," says Brad Lyau, one of OSM's leaders as he briefed the group that gathered at King Park early Saturday morning. Brad's inspiring words of encouragement launched what turned out to be a fun, energizing and successful day for the group as it branched out to visit with its neighbors. Lyau continued, "Today will put us on the map. Let's go out and let people hear us!"

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Thanks Mark!

The new Amigos de Obama web site has a song in Spanish titled Obama Reggaeton. It's got a catchy rhythm (but with my rudimentary Spanish language skills, I can't vouch for the content!).

Check it out at:


www.amigosdeobama.com

Apparently, they are looking for volunteers. Use the web site's "Contact Us" form if you are interested.

Thanks to Fran for this information.